As Khuzestan's inhabitants take to the streets to protest chronic water shortages, authorities are using hyper-local network disruptions to try to contain the unrest.
Author - Filterwatch
This report tells the story of digital rights in Iran in the final year of the Rouhani administration, amidst the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Filterwatch
11 Jun 2021
This Filterwatch Yearbook is the first of two reports assessing the state of human rights online at the close of the Rouhani era.
Filterwatch
10 Jun 2021
FATA and Iran’s Judiciary continue their clampdown on “disinformation”, and accelerate their campaign against online gambling.
Filterwatch
02 Jun 2021
FATA continued its crackdown on Iran’s online space, with political charges, corruption, and gambling being major themes this quarter.
Filterwatch
31 Mar 2021
As protests began to escalate across the province, Iranian authorities again ordered an internet shutdown to obscure a harsh crackdown.
Filterwatch
26 Feb 2021
The ICT Minister's clash with the judiciary was over a number of claims, but defending Internet freedoms in Iran was not one of them.
Filterwatch
01 Feb 2021
The report published by Yale’s Justice Collaboratory and supported by Filterwatch shines a light on the effects of Telegram’s governance mechanisms on its users in...
Filterwatch
28 Jan 2021
This quarter, Iranian law enforcement continued to crack down on online activists and social media influencers, and policed free expression online.
Filterwatch
22 Dec 2020
